Feature: Women’s community group protects wildlife in Rwanda’s Nyungwe park

KIGALI, May 22 (Xinhua) — Phillomene Nzabonitegeka has a special place in her heart for wildlife conservation.

The 48-year old president of Umurava, a community conservation group in Nyamagabe district in southern Rwanda, is committed to fighting poaching in Nyungwe National Park.

Nyungwe rainforest, home to about 300 bird species, nearly 30 of which are endemic to the Albertine Rift region,…